NYS Music 20​14

Category: News Desk

  • Pizza and CriZ retire from Lacuna Coil

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    LACUNA COIL are (L-R in picture above): Cristiano “Criz” Mozzati – drums, Marco “Maki” Coti-Zelati – bass, Andrea Ferro – vocals, Cristina Scabbia – vocals, Marco “Maus” Biazzi – guitar, Cristiano “Pizza” Migliore – guitar (Photo Credit: Century Media Records)

    Just days before they set to tour, and a few weeks before the release of Broken Crown Halo, Lacuna Coil announced the retirement of both their drummer and guitarist, Cristiano Mozzati and Cristiano Migliore, collectively.

    The announcement came late Valentine’s Day evening.

    “It is with a heavy heart that we share this news with you today,” stated the band through a press release provided by their record label, Century Media Records. “Our two brothers Cris ‘Pizza’ Migliore and Cristiano ‘CriZ’ Mozzati have decided to retire from LACUNA COIL.” The announcement went on to state that personal reasons have led to both Mozzati’s and Migliore’s departure. ” We know how stressful and difficult it can be to balance both real life and the life of a professional touring musician, and we have nothing but total respect for their decisions to focus on their families and lives at home.”

    For Mozzati, he likens his retirement as leaving family.

    “After over 16 years spent with the LACUNA COIL family, I decided to move on and begin a new chapter in my life,” said Migliore. “This hasn’t been an easy decision, as you can imagine, but I felt like I needed to change some things around.”

    Migliore shared his bandmate’s sentiments towards family in his statement as well.

    “This hasn’t been an easy decision at all and I’ve come to it with pain in my heart,” he said. “Because together we laughed and cried; we fought and gave all our lives to this amazing band. Together we lived the dream for 16 wonderful, intense and unforgettable years. All you guys around the world gave me such positive and sincere vibes and emotions that will stay embedded in my heart for the rest of my life!”

    Century Media Records thanked Migliore and Cristiano, and stated that the two will be missed.  However, they also clarified to the band’s many fans that plans are still in high gear. “Broken Crown Halo marks a new chapter in the ever-evolving history of LACUNA COIL, but the band will not be slowing down. In fact, they are currently packing their bags and gear to begin touring.”

    LACUNA COIL return to the road to introduce North America to ‘BROKEN CROWN HALO’ as part of the REVOLVER HOTTEST CHICKS IN HARD ROCK TOUR, which launches February 20 and features LACUNA COIL sharing a stage with SICK PUPPIES, Century Media Records labelmates EYES SET TO KILL, and CILVER. The tour launches in Wilmington, NC, and runs through March 20 in Anaheim, CA. See complete itinerary below, and visit www.hottestchickstour.com for additional details and VIP packages.

    Joining LACUNA COIL on tour will be drummer Ryan Folden. Fans will already be familiar with Ryan, as he performed live with LACUNA COIL on the majority of the 2012 and 2013 ‘Dark Legacy’ and ‘Dark Adrenaline’ tours.

    Broken Crown Halo is set for releases April 1, 2014 in North America (March 31 in Europe, Australia, New Zealand) on Century Media Records. The album is the band’s seventh studio effort, and the highly anticipated follow-up to Dark Adrenaline, which was released in January 2012 and saw the band tour with acts including Megadeth, Motorhead, Volbeat, Sevendust and Paradise Lost after debuting at No. 15 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.

    Fans can get a taste of Broken Crown Halo in the form of the album track “Nothing Stands In Our Way,” recently released via the Century Media Records Soundcloud page:

    https://soundcloud.com/centurymedia/lacuna-coil-nothing-stands/s-ecjkO.

    The band will also be appearing on MONSTER ENERGY’S WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE festival, where they perform April 27 alongside ROB ZOMBIE, KORN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and more. The two-day festival, held April 26-27 along the St. John’s River in Jacksonville, FL, will also feature headliners AVENGED SEVENFOLD and THE CULT. For more information, please visit www.welcometorockvillefestival.com.

    LACUNA COIL were joined in their native Italy by producer Jay Baumgardner [P.O.D., Sevendust, Evanescence, Papa Roach] and engineer Kyle Hoffmann [P.O.D., Bush, Zebrahead]. Broken Crown Halo was mastered by Howie Weinberg, whose credits include Rammstein, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Deftones and Sheryl Crow.

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  • Buffalove Music Festival Completes 2014 Lineup And It’s A Heater

    Buffalo Love FestivalThe Buffalove Music Festival rounded out its 2014 lineup with the final headliner added which was announced during a special Buffalove announcement show this past Friday, February 14th  at Neitzches.

    Jimkata will be headlining the festival with Aqueous, Funktional Flow, Slip Madigan and Mister F  all of whom will be playing two sets each.

    The festival will also include over 20 other bands sure to please fans of all genres of music. Cody Conway, the man behind the music festival really hit this one out of the park and making the second year for this festival, a true winner.

    The festival will run from June 19-21st in Silver Creek, NY at The Willow Creek Winery. Tickets include 3 nights of camping and music.This is an all ages show and gates open on Thursday 6/19/14 at 4pm. Look for the schedule of times in the near future. This is one you will not want to miss.

    Tickets can be purchased through www.buffalove2014.brownpapertickets.com  advance $50 and day of show $65

    Additional info can be found at www.buffalovemusicfest.com

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  • 2014 Electric Forest Artist Lineup Revealed

    The groundbreaking festival Electric Forest, held within the magical confines of the Sherwood Forest will return to the legendary Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan on June 26-29, 2014. This year, Electric Forest will welcome back The String Cheese Incident for three performances including a collaboration with Lauryn Hill which has been referred to as “The Lauryn Hill Experience”.

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    Electric Forest has done an amazing job bringing together diverse artists into a beautiful venue for a wide array of fans throughout the musical community.

    The Current 2014 Artist Lineup in Alphabetical Order: 12th Planet, Alex Metric Aloe Blacc, Anders Osborne, Andy C,  Anna Lunoe,  Art Department, Bob Moses,  Bombino, Booka Shade Live, Bro Safari,  Cash Cash,  Cashmere Cat, Catz n Dogz, Cherub,  Chrome Sparks,  Conspirator, Cut Copy,  Dantiez Saunderson, Dead Confederate,  Destructo, Dirtyphonics,  Dusky, Emancipator Ensemble, EOTO, Flying Lotus, Fury + MC Dino, Golf Clap, GTA, I Am Legion, Isaac Tichauer, J. Phlip, Jimmy Edgar, Jonas Rathsman, Justin Martin, K Theory, Kevin Sauderson, Kygo, Lee Burridge,  Lindsay Lowend, Luminox, Matt & Kim, MK, Moon Boots, Moon Taxi, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nahko and Medicine For The People,  Natasha Kmeto, Papadosio, Paper Diamond,  Pegboard Nerds, Penguin Prison, Perseus, Poolside,  Protohype, RAC, Rayland Baxter, Rising Appalachia, Roadkill Ghost Choir,  Rosin Coven, Seven Lions, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds,  Soul Clap,  Soul Visions  (members of Rising Appalachia & The Human Experience),  St. Lucia, Stephen “Ragga” Marley feat. Ghetto Youths Crew,  Steve Angello, STS9, Syd Arthur, T. Hardy Morris,  The Glitch Mob,  The Revivalists, The String Cheese Incident, Thomas Jack, Topher Jones, Trippy Turtle, Until The Ribbon Breaks, Wilkinson, Xavier Rudd, Zedd,  Zeds Dead, & Zoogma.

    Tickets are on sale now at www.electricforestfestival.com.

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  • Morrissey Announces Two New York Summer Appearances

    Morrissey announced today that he will be touring the United States this summer and will be stopping in New York for two shows near the end of the tour.  On June 16th, he will be bringing his great body of work to the Artpark Main Stage Theater in Lewiston, NY.  Five days later on the 21st, he will be closing the tour out at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY with special guest Sir Cliff Richard, Kristeen Young will be opening at both shows.

    This tour is in support of an as of now yet unreleased new album that should be out by the time the tour starts.  Morrissey has had trouble recently with tours being cancelled part way through, so here is hoping that this tour goes off without any problems.  Ticketing information will be released soon.

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  • The Black Lillies are Coming to Rochester’s Abilene Bar & Lounge

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    Black Lillies front man Cruz Contreras is no stranger to the music business and the Black Lillies are not his first musical endeavor. Having lent his name to two previous bands that held notable success – Contreras continues that success and more with this electrifying bluegrass outfit. The Black Lillies have grown from a group of friends sitting around a campfire to one of the hardest working independent bands in the industry.

    If you missed their barn burner this past Summer at the Rochester Jazz Festival, this is your chance to see what you missed – if you were one of the foot-stomping attendees to that dance party, you know what to do! Come and enjoy the Appalachian sounds of Knoxville, Tennessee at Abilene in Rochester, NY on March 3rd. Show starts at 8:30PM and tickets are $12 and this is an all ages show.

    Eschewing record labels, they’ve still managed to conquer the Billboard Top 200 charts (Runaway Freeway Blues debuted at #43), put three tracks in Country Music Television’s top 12 requested videos, and film a nationally broadcast commercial for Twizzlers. They’ve been featured on numerous television specials and played festivals as widespread as Bonnaroo, Rochester Jazz Festival, MerleFest, and CMA Fan Fair.  Despite trafficking in a richer, more authentic brand of country and Americana than what gets played on mainstream country radio, they’ve still been invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry more than twenty times – a record for an independent act.

    The Band:  front-man Cruz Contreras, harmony vocalist Trisha Gene Brady, multi-instrumentalist Tom Pryor, bass player Robert Richards and drummer Bowman Townsend.

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  • Yarn and The Brummy Brothers to Perform at Red Square on Valentine’s Day

    On Friday, February 14th, Yarn, a Brooklyn based band with members originally from Schenectady will take the stage at Red Square. These fellas have cultivated a following across the United States to which the fans affectionately call themselves the “Yarmy.” Perhaps it is the incessant touring that attracts old and new fans, but more likely Blake Christiana’s art of song crafting captivates and rivets the world of Roots Americana. The Brummy Brothers will be making their debut appearance in Albany as they open for Yarn.

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    After spending a few weeks in the recording studio, these bluegrass rockers are ready to stretch their legs for a lively night of song and dance. Eric (mandolin) and Dave Brumberg (upright bass) were joined by Andrew Morris (guitar) and Russell Gottlieb (banjo) in 2012 to form The Brummy Brothers, touring the Northeast heavily. These New Jersey boys would inspire all to “shake their brum.” Doors are at 8 pm, show starts at 9pm. Don’t miss this one! Pick up tickets at the door for only $10.

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  • moe. Playing Two Nights in Syracuse at The F Shed

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    moe. will be bringing their A Game to The F Shed at The Market this coming weekend, February 14-15. Fans of all music will be in for a treat as moe. will bring their improvisational rock show to the Syracuse music scene.

    Syracuse is no stranger to the band and being close to home for the group their should be plenty of faithful fans in attendance. moe. is coming off an incredibly showing when they played at The Capitol Theatre for the Wetlands 25th anniversary and will not be slowing down as they play for two nights to Syracuse.

    moe. has also made the Wetlands 25th Anniversary soundboards free to their fans which can be downloaded from their website. The shows featured a lot of special guests including Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, John Medeski, Conehead Buddha Horns, and many more.

    Tickets can be purchased at The F Shed At The Market   $30 General Admission $75 VIP.

  • Volbeat Headlining Spring Tour

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    Volbeat 2014 Spring Tour Poster

    Volbeat has just confirmed they are hitting the United States this spring on a 24-city, North American tour in support of their latest, and very successful, album “Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies.”

    The tour starts in Denver, Colorado on April 3rd, and finishes off in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire on May 9th, the Danish Psychobilly, heavy metal hard rockers will bring a supporting cast of Trivium and Digital Summer along for the tour. 

    The tour runs through Upstate New York starting with a show at Niagara Falls on May 5th, and a show at Poughkeepsie the following night, on May 6th.

    Volbeat has released five studio albums since their debut in 2001.   The Strength / The Sound / The Songs (2005),  Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil (2007), Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood (2008), Beyond Hell/Above Heaven (2010) and current album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (2013).  

    Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies was released in April of 2013. Singles “The Hangman’s Body Count,” “Lola Montez” and “Dead But Rising” are in heavy rotation on Sirius/XM Octane and all rock radio stations everywhere.

    From Copenhagen, Denmark, the band consists of members Michael Poulsen (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Anders Kjølholm (bass guitar, backing vocals), Jon Larsen (drums, percussion) and  Rob Caggiano (lead guitar).

    The tour promises a supporting cast of American muscule as well.

    From Orlando, Florida, thrash/metalcore rockers Trivium will help support the tour. The band has released six studio albums including their current offering produced by Disturbed/Device front-man David Draiman titled “Vengence Falls”.

    Trivium’s recording studio albums include  Ember to Inferno (2003), Ascendancy (2005), The Crusade (2006), Shogun (2008), In Waves (2011) and  Vengeance Falls (2013). The single “Strife” off the album is in constant rotation on many rock radio stations. Trivium has also released over 18 singles in their career including “Black,” “In Waves”  and “Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr” to name a few.

    Trivium is Matt Heafy (guitars, lead vocals), Corey Beaulieu (guitars, backing vocals), Paolo Gregoletto (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Nick Augusto (drums, percussion).

    Alternative/Nu Metal band Digital Summer will also make the trek. The Pheonix, Arizona based band have released four albums including their current offering After Hours: Unplugged & Rewired.

    This marks the first acoustic album for the band. Released in October of 2013, the album is an unplugged rendition of their three studio offerings, the album, includes two new tracks titled “This City” and “Demons”.

    Digital Summer’s albums include Cause and Effect (2007), Counting the Hours (2010), Breaking Point (2012) and current album After Hours: Unplugged & Rewired (2013). Their singles “Just Run”, “Dance Into The Fire” and “Forget You” are mainstays on rock radio stations.

    Digital Summer is Kyle Winterstein (lead vocals), his brother Ian Winterstein (guitar) and Anthony Hernandez (bass).

    Volbeat Tour Dates Poster Spring 2014
    Volbeat Tour Dates Poster Spring 2014

    To stay up to date and connect with the bands click below:

    http://www.volbeat.dk http://www.facebook.com/volbeat http://www.twitter.com/volbeat
    http://www.trivium.org
    http://www.DigitalSummer.net  http://www.Twitter.com/DigitalSummer  http://www.YouTube.com/DigitalSummer

  • 7th Annual Delfest Announces Lineup, String Cheese Incident Joins the Family

    Delfest 2014Bluegrass fans got what the were waiting for today from the folks at DelFest. The initial lineup announcement has once again struck a chord with the festival goers and the lineup brings DelFest into the spotlight once again. Returning this year are festival favorites Yonder Mountain String Band, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder, Railroad Earth, 2 sets with the String Cheese Incident and of course the festival namesake and recent Grammy Winner – The Del McCoury Band.

    DelFest continues to do what festivals must do from year to year to survive, they keep coming back with line-ups that bring the fans. This festival promises to be both a good party and a family-friendly vacation into the world of old-timey bluegrass bands and current popular bands that cross the genres of bluegrass and jam band.

    The most notable new name on this year’s line up is The String Cheese Incident.  Billy Nershi has been at almost every DelFest in one configuration or another, but rumors really started flying after the Del McCoury Band guested with String Cheese on New Year’s.  The two bands have shared the bill several times and the mutual respect between the two camps led to this being a natural fit this year.  The lineup also includes DelFest favorites Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, among others, along with everyone’s favorite emcee, Mr. Joe Craven.

    Here’s a look at this year’s initial lineup (more acts will be announced in the coming months):

    The Del McCoury Band
    The String Cheese Incident (2 Sets)
    Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder
    Yonder Mountain String Band
    Railroad Earth
    Hot Rize feat. Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers
    Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
    The Travelin’ McCourys
    Greensky Bluegrass
    Carolina Chocolate Drops
    The Gibson Brothers
    Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott
    Sierra Hull
    The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
    Kruger Brothers
    The Duhks
    Joe Craven
    The Deadly Gentlemen
    Spirit Family Reunion
    Cabinet
    The California Honeydrops
    The Unseen Strangers

    Four day festival tickets are currently on sale at www.delfest.com along with DELuxe tickets.  All RV passes with hook ups are sold out, and there are a limited number of “dry” RV passes still available. Early Bird Passes on sale now! https://delfest.eventbrite.com/

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  • Future Rock Returns to Albany, February 22

    Future Rock On February 22nd, Chicago rock-trio Future Rock will return to Red Square, bringing high energy eletronic-rock in a must-see performance.

    Future Rock has made an art out of blending the techniques of new age electronic music with standard rock and roll. The use of synthesizers alongside guitar, drums and keys brings a new sound and energy to progressive-rock and electronic dance music. The band has made their presence very known throughout the country and within the festival circuit, releasing five albums and touring extensively. This will be a show you certainly will not want to miss.

    Special guests are yet to be announced. For your chance to open for Future Rock at Red Square contact Zen Rose Productions.

    You can pick up tickets to the show here.